Is there a large audience for *Adult Humor* kindle books?

You know it's funny, I wrote an adult humor book without really checking to see if there is an audience for that genre of book. I know that humor books can be successful, but they are mostly the ones written by celebrities and Dave Berry. But are there people that get up in the morning and say, "Hey, I wonder if anyone has released a good adult humor book today?"

Chronic agoraphobic Stuart Watson hasn't left his flat for two years, relying on the internet, his phone and a credit card for all contact with the outside world. But when his new PC arrives, Stuart is startled when Anna - the attractive interactive on-screen assistant - responds to him in an amazingly lifelike manner. With Stuart housebound and Anna trapped in a job she hates - checking spellings and offering user help - the two soon develop a repartee. Stuart wins Anna's trust by making her window bigger and fiddling the system date on the PC so she can miss her time of the month. They become friends, and eventually fall in love - though not, unfortunately, at the same time.

Of course pill-popping, wine-guzzling Stuart is imagining it all - or is he?

In a bizarre rollercoaster battle of the sexes Stuart meets his match as Anna learns more about the real world, developing a taste for television soaps, yoga, Bono and Jimmy Choo stilettos. But Stuart has a bombshell to drop, and when he finally needs to be rid of Anna and venture back to the outside world, she is more reluctant to disappear than he bargains for...

My book 'Everybody Masturbates' is still climbing the Adult humor charts, but I'm refusing to check my sales so I don't know how well it's doing. It is perched right outside the top 100.

My new release 'Happiness My Vary' is described thus: Some people find happiness by listening to their hearts, others their minds, but Ben listens to his alcoholic, verbally abusive penis and things don't work out quite as planned. 'Happiness May Vary' is a story about what happens when two heads are not necessarily better than one.'

It's comedy crime set in Scotland and has a host of wacky characters, some dark humour and a distinct lack of political correctness. It makes a lot of people laugh - check the reviews of the paperback version here: http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1849232598/ref=cm_cd_asin_lnk

Lots of kids had to be funny to make friends and be liked at school. I had to be funny to get my parents to like me. That being said, my first ebook entitled, "Life Seemed Good, But...." is now available. It not only chronicles my life, it also answers life's deepest questions, such as 'I wonder what that grilled cheese sandwich is thinking, why didn't Santa bring me a hovercraft when I was 12, and how do I travel to the future using a big laser and aluminum foil (foil is also good for protecting yourself from psychics).' Yes indeed, even the cover is hilarious (drunken clowns in a jeep). But don't just take my word for it, ask Bob! (Bob is busy now but would have told you to check it out.) Most stories are taken from my monthly column in Wassup Local Magazine which I've called Modern Fable. Each is one page or less and very easy to read (except for a few big words) and will have you shaking your head in consternation in no time at all.

My book 'Happiness My Vary' answers the profound question, what would your penis say if it could talk?' Would it get verbally abuse when it got drunk? That question and many more answered in 'Happiness May Vary'. :-)

Mark, I love Carl's books. To the question at large, I think there is interest in books that are funny, as long as they are grounded in something that others are interested in. Mine, "I Wear the Shorts in this Family" is new and selling well in parenting categories and in humor. To start blind and try to write something like Sedaris, where you just take on whatever topic suits you, is going to be a tough haul (unless you are Sedaris) but if you ground it with something else to get your foot in the door then I think people will find it. At least, that's what I'm counting on.

My book 'Chip Hitler and His Pissy Fit of Evil!' was written for the adult market. It's about a superhero who goes insane after being persecuted for his exact likeness to Adolph Hitler (except he's taller). Here's the complete description:TNT was a superhero with a selfless agenda: helping humanity. When certain members of the human race evolved into super beings, TNT embraced his god-like powers and tried hard to be one of the good guys. Unfortunately, his change also altered his appearance, making him look and sound exactly like Adolph Hitler, except taller!The tabloids renamed him Chip Hitler (as in chip off the ol'block). Chip perseveres until he is framed by the "hero" Moses who sends him into an inter-dimensional prison.But Chip Hitler has escaped, and he wants vengeance on a world that has forced him into evil madness. Now, a team of metas formed from the dregs of the hero community have banded together as The Alpha Dogs of Righteousness! Consisting of the deer-enabled Deerstryke, the mentally challenged intelligence drainer Mindnumb, the ultra-sexy MILF, and the shrinking dwarf Electron, the Alpha Dogs are led by the enigmatic Powerchair to save the world from Chip Hitler's rampage!

By adult humor, do you mean humor and a lot of sex, or just something that you would not want your kids to read? My book, "Laugh in the Face of PMS Diary", does not contain sex scenes but I still would not my kids to read it.Laugh in the Face of PMS Diary

If you look at comedy shows, even those which start small, you'll know that humour is always successful. I did the same, wrote a collection of short stories without even thinking about publishing, but the first feedback was just 'wow', then send them out to publishers, got rejected, found one in the end but pulled out to self-publised and now sell successfully. It's important to market them to the right audience, I'd say.

My partner's book The Bumble's End by Jimmy Bain is a comedy crime novel. It's noirish at times and not for the easily offended but people who like Carl Hiasson or even Janet Evanovich, seem to find it funny.

I wrote my book because I wanted to bring adult or (grown-up) humor to a wider audience.

I liked Charles's comment about grounding your effort with something else to get your foot in the door, since we can't exactly go from zero to David Sedaris.

In my case I wrote an entirely grown-up humor book The Book of Awful, which is a parody of the bestselling "The Book of Awesome."

I would hope that it generates a lot of laughs for the readers...here's the product description which encapsulates some of the insanity :-) ...

"Product DescriptionWouldn't it be nice if we all held hands and pooped rainbows?

Sure, but until our world becomes a technicolor paradise, what's the REAL way for people to get happy?

Avoidance of catastrophe.

This parody of "The Book of Awesome" outlines one awful scenario after the next, to demonstrate how much worse life could really be. Whether it's a world where you finally meet your evil twin, the cancellation of Facebook, or the discovery of unicorns that forever alters society, you'll feel relieved that you're only READING about it.

For ease of comprehension, the author lends her humble experiences to several topics, and leaves no stone of embarrassment unturned (not even the one where she had head lice as a grown adult).

To cover off a vast array of concerns, the book is sectioned off into highly relevant topics for mankind:

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